What You Can Do
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WHAT YOU CAN DO
IT’S A REAL SMALL REVOLUTION
WHEN AN ARMY OF ONE
FOUND A SOLUTION
WITHOUT A GUN
THEN A CHANGE COMES INTO RANGE
NEVER QUITE MAKES THE SIX O’CLOCK NEWS
WHEN THE WORDS THIN OUT THE HERD
I’VE GOT TO DO WHAT I CAN DO
DO WHAT YOU CAN DO, ALL YOU CAN DO
BOUND TO START SOMETIME
COULD BE THIS MINUTE
A SLIGHT CONTRIBUTION
AND ONE PERSON DID IT
LOOKS LIKE CHANGE, A LIL’ BIT STRANGE
LIKE LACING UP NEW PAIRS OF SHOES
LOTS OF WORDS THIN OUT THE HERD
I’VE GOT TO DO WHAT I CAN DO
DO WHAT YOU CAN DO, ALL YOU CAN DO
THERE’S NOBODY ELSE
SITTIN ON THE SHELF
TO LIGHT UP A SIGN
CUZ WORDS ARE JUST WORDS, TOSSED TO THE BIRDS
ONLY A DEED CAN PLANT A FEW SEEDS
THERE’S NO ONE TO CALL
SO PICK UP THE BALL
AND LIGHT UP A SIGN
AND CUT THROUGH THE WORDS, THROWN TO THE BIRDS
CUZ ONLY A DEED CAN PLANT THE NEW SEEDS
PLANT THE NEW SEEDS
IT’S UP TO ME
IT’S UP TO YOU
Posted: 06|15|15 at 8:43 am.
Filed under: Pop Rock, Pop Rock Waltz, Rock Anthem, Rock Ballad Anthem.
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June 15th, 2015 at 6:01 pm
Good tune and production, reminds me of someone i really like, defined sections…nice music etc…….thanks.
June 15th, 2015 at 6:08 pm
Mr. Tom,
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The BEST “So far”!!!!
God Bless!
Mr. Joe
June 15th, 2015 at 6:20 pm
Love it Tom! Great production and feel. Reminds me a bit of early Steely Dan with backing vocals. Awesome.
June 15th, 2015 at 6:52 pm
The hit’s reached Back Bay! Liam and I are diggin’ this one big time!
June 15th, 2015 at 9:06 pm
Hey Rog,
Thanks kindly for the listen and feedback. Who does it remind you of?
Tom
June 15th, 2015 at 9:07 pm
Hello Joe,
But the best is yet to come, no?
I thank you, my friend.
Tom
June 15th, 2015 at 9:09 pm
Hey Ric,
Glad you’re diggin it. It started with 2 part backing vocals, but then that real sweet “High-high” one showed up, and I just had to.
Thanks, Ric.
Tom
June 15th, 2015 at 9:11 pm
Hey Patrick and Liam,
Really cool party, eh? I always love playing with you, Patrick.
And I’m glad you Back Bayers are diggin’ it big time.
Tom
June 16th, 2015 at 2:24 am
Sounds much like Arlo Guthrie.trying to be John Lennon…
June 16th, 2015 at 6:31 am
Hey Thom,
Well, I guess thank you. Not sure Arlo or JWL ever wrote a keyboard based waltz, nor these lyrics, nor composed, played and sang all the parts in any of their recordings, but… Don’t think I ever tried to be anyone else.
Tom, Without an “H”.
June 16th, 2015 at 7:12 am
I like this one… the range fits your voice well.
June 16th, 2015 at 7:40 am
Hello David,
“Ol’ Home On The Range”…
Thanks kindly for the listen and comment. Swing away, Merle.
Tom
June 16th, 2015 at 7:10 pm
Hey, nice vocals, waltz-ee ballad ? a lot of
work I’m sure, well recorded. Wes da man, Tom
at hand.
June 16th, 2015 at 7:39 pm
Hey Stanbollama,
Thanks kindly. Not waltzy, but a real 6/8-er.This one took a bit to flesh out of the fairly sizable band. Not too many fights, though.
Tom
May 31st, 2018 at 10:07 am
One of my favorites as well.